We are delighted to welcome 14 members of the Venerable Sangha from the Thai Forest Tradition to BUBS from 12 June to 14 June 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

They are: Luang Por Boonchan, Luang Por Thong Pun, Luang Por Si, Luang Por Yao, Luang Por Khanmun, Luang Por Bramai, Ven. Ajahn Golf, Ven. Ajahn Hei, Ven. Ajahn Prasit, Ven. Ajahn Mahachai, Ven. Ajahn Martin, Ven. Ajahn Attachau Panyasiri, Ven. Wing Indhachoto and Ven. Ko Phattadhamni. 

This is a rare precious opportunity to participate in the meritorious Dhamma activities and receive blessings . 

There will be daily rice pindacara,dana offerings and dhamma sharing. The dhamma sharing will be translated into Mandarin & English Please bring your family and friends.

12 June, 2026 (Friday)

Morning

8:00am | Receiving Dana Food

8.30 am I Rice Pindacara followed by Meal Dana

Evening

8.00 pm I Puja 

8.15 pm I Evening Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Boonchan (Translation to Mandarin & English)

13 June, 2026 (Saturday)

Morning 8:00am | Receiving Dana Food

8.30 am I Rice Pindacara followed by Meal Dana

Evening

7.45 pm I Arrival of Devotees

 8.00 pm I Evening Chanting & Paritta Chanting 

 8.45 pm I Evening Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Thong Pun (Translation to Mandarin & English)

14 June, 2026 (Sunday)

8.45 am I Sunday Puja 

9.00 am I Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Boonchan (Translation to Mandarin & English)

10.15 am I Blessing & Offerings of Requisites

10.35 am I Rice Pindacara followed by Meal Dana

Dana Enquiries: Contact Sis Emily: 012 339 9238 or Sis Kim Liew: 012-2882320  

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Dr. M. Seevali on 12 April, followed by the meritorious offering of vegetarian meal dana to Venerable. 

Programme

  9:00 am: Puja

  9:20 am: Dhamma Sharing

10:20 am: Q&A

10:45 am: Meal Dana Offering & Anumodana

11:00 am: Community Lunch

Kindly bring your cooked food (vegetarian), fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. 

For enquiries related to the meal dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong at +6012-3399 238.

Biography

Ven. Dr. M. Seevali is the esteemed founder and Executive Director of Buddha Dharma TV. A Canadian of Sri Lankan origin, Bhante Seevali brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. He holds an M.A., D.E.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Paris, France, and is a prolific author and lecturer. He also served as a Professor of Classical Languages and Theravada Buddhism at the Central University of Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Luang Por Sophon on 29 March, followed by the meritorious offering of meal dana to Luang Por and Ven. Ajahn Teh.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing in Thai (translation into English by Ven. Ajahn Teh)

10:45 am - Offering of Lunch Dana & Requisites

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis ST at +6012-331 3171.
Biography

Luang Por Sophon is currently the Abbot of Wat Bueng Latthiwan in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Known for his serene presence, Luang Por is 81 years old with 58 vassas. Luang Por went forth into monastic life out of gratitude to his late parents. He travelled and lived in Wat Nong Pah Pong with Luang Por Chah before Luang Por Chah sent him to set up Wat Bueng Latthiwan, which is the 20th branch monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong. As a monastic trained in the Luang Por Chah tradition, Luang Por Sophon emphasizes cultivating virtue and focusing on the practical application of the Dhamma.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Cagino on 15 March, followed by the meritorious offering of meal dana to Venerable Ajahn.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10:00 am - Meal Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis ST at +6012-331 3171.

Biography

Ven. Ajahn Cagino is a Malaysian-born monk. He was once an internationally acclaimed professional photographer before dedicating his life to the spiritual path. He received his full bhikkhu ordination in 1996. To deepen his practice, he re-ordained at Wat Pah Nanachat in the Ajahn Chah lineage in 2001. 

Ven. Ajahn undertook a 4,000-kilometre tudong – a solitary walking pilgrimage – in the rugged wilderness of North and Northeast Thailand, to document the daily lives and quiet dignity of forest monks. In 2010, he founded the Dhammagiri Foundation in Mae Hong Son in northern Thailand, a Buddhist children's home that provides Dhamma education for hill tribe children. In 2014, he established Wat Hongson Wanaram, which is officially recognized as the 302nd branch monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong (an Ajahn Chah monastery).

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Mettiko on 1 March 2026. This will be followed by a Lion Dance performance and the meritorious offering of meal dana to Venerable Ajahn.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10:30 am - Lion Dance

11:00 am - Lunch Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis. ST at +6012-331 3171.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo on 25 January 2026 (Sunday).

For more information on dana, please refer to our meal Dana announcement.

Biography

Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo is the Abbot and a founding monastic of Muttodaya Forest Monastery in Germany. Originally from Germany, he was ordained in 1988 at Wat Nong Pa Pong in Thailand under the lineage of the late Ven. Ajahn Chah. After spending seven years practising with various forest masters in Thailand, he moved to Australia, where he served for 13 years at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth, including five years as the Deputy Abbot alongside Ajahn Brahmavamso. In 2008, he returned to his home country to establish Muttodaya, where he continues to lead the community and share the profound teachings of the Buddha in the Thai Forest Tradition.

On Friday, 16 January 2026, we invite you for a day of practice. There will be a Meal Dana at 10:00 AM to Ven. Ajahn Martin and Ven. Richard. 

In the evening, Ven. Ajahn will give a Dhamma talk starting at 8:00 PM.

If you are offering food, please arrive 30 minutes before mealtime, and are encouraged to stay for self-practice in UBV until the evening Dhamma talk at 8 PM. 

For further information, please contact Sis ST at 012-331 3171.

Biography:

Ven. Ajahn Martin is a highly respected senior monk and the current Abbot of Wat Phu Khong Tong in Thailand. Born in Germany in 1957, he was a computer engineer before ordaining in 1995 under the legendary Luang Ta Mahā Bua at Wat Pa Baan Taad. A dedicated practitioner of the Thai Forest Tradition, he spent over 20 years living in the jungles of Thailand, often meditating for 14 hours a day and undertaking annual tudong (forest wandering) for months at a time. Following the passing of Ajahn Paññavaddho in 2004, he took on the vital responsibility of instructing international visitors in Dhamma and meditation, becoming the primary teacher for foreign practitioners at Wat Pa Baan Taad for many years before moving to his current monastery.

We are pleased to offer the following Meal Dana opportunity to Ven. Nipako:

• 7 January: 9:00 am – Meal Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, desserts, and fruits at least 20 minutes before the designated mealtime. For further information, please contact Sis ST at 012-331 3171.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk on 21 December 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10.30 am - Lunch Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime.  For details, please contact Sis. ST: 012-331 3171

Biography:

Ven. Ajahn Kusalo is a distinguished senior monk in the Thai Forest Tradition. A native of New Zealand, Ajahn Kusalo took full ordination in 1992 under the guidance of Luang Por Sumedho. He has a wealth of experience, having spent six years training at Amaravati Monastery in the UK, and eight years in Canada, where he played a central role in establishing Tisarana Buddhist Monastery near Ottawa.

Ajahn Kusalo returned to his home country to serve as the Abbot of Bodhinyanarama Monastery in Wellington for over a decade, guiding the monastic community until he retired from that role in 2024. He is known for his deeply practical approach to the Dhamma, emphasizing mindfulness and meditation in everyday life.

Members and friends are encouraged to offer Meal Dana to Luang Por Sophon Opaso.

Date: 23 Sept 2025 (Tuesday)

Time: 10 AM 

Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts 20 minutes before the designated meal time. 

For additional info on Dana, please contact Sis ST at 012-331 3171. 

Biodata:

Luang Por Sophon (57 vassa), 80 years old, is currently the Abbot of Wat Bueng Latthiwan, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Luang Por was ordained as a monk to express gratitude to his parents, who have passed on. He travelled and lived in Wat Nong Pah Pong with Luang Por Chah before Luang Por Chah sent him to set up Wat Bueng Latthiwan, which is the 20th branch monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong.